Annual Convocation at Kolkata

The Kendra has made rapid strides scoring high in many aspects, which any institution can legitimately be proud of. In over five decades of its existence, the Kendra has grown into an institution of reliance having All-India status engaged in providing opportunity to over two lakh sixty students to appear in various examinations every year.

The Convocation is an important event in the life of every student everyone is aspired to receive the certificate before the distinguished gathering. Since 1972, the Kendra has regularly been holding Annual Convocation for the eastern region at Kolkata where successful students of Visharad final (B. Mus.) and Bhaskar final (M. Mus.) belonging to the states of West Bengal, Orissa, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, etc. are awarded their certificates and diplomas. The Convocation, which is held in the month of December every year, has become an annual academic and cultural feature of the Kendra and people come far and wide to witness it.

Every year, the Convocation is followed by a musical soiree where veteran and promising artistes of the country perform before a distinguished audience.

Apart from organizing regular Convocation at Kolkata, the Kendra also organizes Convocation(s) in other states or city centres including Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, UP besides Chandigarh so as to serve its students in particular and affiliated institutions in general in a most significant manner.

DETAIL OF EMINENT PERSONS HONOURED BY PRACHEEN Kala KENDRA AT THE TIME OF ANNUAL CONVOCATIONS AT KOLKATA SINCE 1984 TO TILL DATE

CONVOCATION

SESSION

NAME OF THE PERSON

13th ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1984-85

ASHUTOSH MUKHERJEE-WRITER

SAYED MUSTAFA SIRAJ-WRITER3.

MARKANDEYA MOHAPATRA-MUSICIAN

14th ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1985-86

AMALA SHANKER-DANCER

SIDDESWAR MUKHERJEE

SAMARESH BASU-WRITER

15th ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1986-87

ARUN KUMAR BAGCHI-JOURNALIST

DHIRENDRANATH PATTANAIK-DANCER

SUNIL GANGOPADHYAY-WRITER

BARUN SENGUPTA-JOURNALIST

ASHISH CHATTOPADHYAY-MUSIC CRITIC

16th ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1987-88

V.N.NARAYANAN-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE TRIBUNE

BUDDHADEV GUHA-WRITER

SANTIDEV GHOSH-WRITER

BIJOY CHAKRABORTY-VOCALIST

ASHOK DAS GUPTA-JOURNALIST

17th ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1988-89

KUMAR-EDITOR OF THE INDIAN EXPRESS

PT. V.G.JOG – VIOLIN WIZARD

DIBYENDU PALIT- WRITER

DR. SUNIL KOTHALI-DANCER

18th ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1989-90

RUMA GUHA THAKURTA-ARTIST

SAMARESH MAZUMDER – WRITER

SANKAR GHOSH – JOURNALIST

19th ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1990-91

BAREN GANGOPADHYAY-WRITER

BARENDRA KRUSHNA DHAL-JOURNALIST

BHUBHUTI PATNAIK – WRITER

PRADIP GHOSH – RECITER

DHIRENDRA CHANDRA MITRA – SINGER

20th ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1991-92

BUDDHADEV DASGUPTA – MUSICIAN

PT. A. KANAN – MUSICIAN

PABITRA GHOSH – JOURNALIST

ATIN BANDYOPADHYAY – WRITER

21st ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1992-93

AJOY SINHA ROY – SITARIST

SHYAMAL GANGOPADHYAY – WRITER

TARUN GANGULY – WRITER

AJOY CHAKRABORTY – MUSICIAN

22nd ANNUAL CONVOCATION

1993-94

WAS POSTPONED DUE TO DEMISE OF MRS. NIVEDITA KOSERMEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE PRACHEEN KALA KENDRA.